Locust Mountain

Locust Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Locust Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Locust Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.05845, -86.18858. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Locust Mountain

• Lay lake · lake · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wind Creek State Park · sanctuary · Tallapoosa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Talladega National Forest · sanctuary · Shelby · ~44 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Shelby · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Martin · lake · Tallapoosa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Jordan Waterfall · waterfall · Elmore · ~51 km · Must-see
• Logan Martin Dam · lake · Talladega · ~54 km · Must-see
• Verbena Church · church · Chilton · ~57 km · Must-see
• M103 · attraction · Clay · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Wilderness · sanctuary · Clay · ~64 km · Must-see
• R.L. Harris Dam · lake · Randolph · ~72 km · Must-see
• County Line Baptist Church · church · Chambers · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~74 km · Must-see
• Cheaha State Park · sanctuary · Cleburne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bethany Methodist Church · church · Coosa · ~6 km
• Calvary Church · church · Coosa · ~7 km
• Andrews Chapel Methodist Church · church · Coosa · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Locust Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Locust Mountain

• Cheaha Mountain · viewpoint · Cleburne · ~74 km · Must-see
• Taskigi Mound · viewpoint · Elmore · ~77 km · Must-see
• Shades Mountain Park · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Blackjack Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~119 km · Must-see
• Colvin Mountain · viewpoint · Calhoun · ~128 km · Must-see
• Little Wills Valley · viewpoint · Etowah · ~135 km · Must-see
• Terrapin Hill · viewpoint · Coosa · ~10 km
• Tanyard Hill · viewpoint · Talladega · ~10 km
• Rebecca Mountain · viewpoint · Clay · ~14 km
• Baxley Mountain · viewpoint · Coosa · ~15 km

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